The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for degenerative disease of the cervical spine, including whether it is related to his service-connected lumbar strain. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination and opinion are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection and secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1503905
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine and degenerative disease of the cervical spine to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including degenerative diseases of the cervical and lumbar spine, radiculopathies affecting various extremities, OSA, hepatic steatosis, and supraventricular arrhythmia.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 4, 2006, for the award of service connection for degenerative disease of the cervical spine.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his cervical spine disability prior to July 21, 2014 was denied as the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine.
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